genie) falls in love with Penelope's mother, Lady Diana Townes. She is already supposedly in love with Lord 'Bubbles' Uppington-Smythe, however, it is revealed that this is only because of his money, and she in turn falls in love with Bruce. In the end, Penelope accepts that Bruce and her mother are in love, and gives the opal to her mother, allowing Bruce to reveal his true identity. Bruce and Diana end up marrying. Cast Alexandra Milman as Penelope Townes Rhys Muldoon as Bruce (series 1) Sandy Winton as Bruce (series 2) Glenn Meldrum as Baz Anna Galvin as Lady Diana Townes Monica Maughan as Miss Mossop Mark Mitchell as Otto von Meister Fletcher Humphrys as Conrad Von Meister Ian McFadyen as Lord Bubbles Uppington-Smythe Emily Milburn as Marcia (Season 1) Petra Yared as Marcia (Season 2) Jacinta Stapleton as Sophie Mills Characters Bruce (the genie) is the laconic larrikin who doesn't think much of Poms, but can't help falling for Penelope's widowed mother, Diana. He's 5,000 years old, but looks 35, and his magic-making gesture is the Aussie Wave – the swat used by mortals to brush away flies. Penelope Townes is brave, self-centred, and snobbish – if it's not English it doesn't rate. Penelope quickly finds out that she can control Bruce's behaviour, but not his heart. She has a secret slave but she can't make him like her. Miss Mossop, the tough and loyal old housekeeper devoted to the Townes family. Conrad von Meister, Otto's nephew, an unscrupulous Antipodean Adonis with the power to make Penelope weak at the knees. He is determined to get back the von Meister opal – and sell it. Otto von Meister, who runs Crocodile Otto Outback Experience. Married five times, he considers himself a ladies man. Otto believes that if Sir Claude hadn't stolen the opal from his fore-father everything would be different. Trish Emu, an Aboriginal who is Otto's Experience Coordinator. She's the tour translator (she speaks fluent Japanese); cook; aerobics instructor; entertainments officer; driver; and purser. Trish is attracted to Bruce but he's shy – and in any case, he's attracted to Diana. Lady Diana Townes, who carries the heavy burden of the Townes tradition and, to save Townes hall, is considering marrying Bubbles, a wealthy man she doesn't love... until Bruce comes along. More than class and culture separate them however. Unknown to her, Bruce isn't human. Baz,